Lay Lady Gaga Lay

Soundcheck | May 20, 2011

Here’s a controversial analogy for you: Bob Dylan is to the sixties as Lady Gaga is to the… what are we calling this decade, anyway? With the release of Gaga’s second album coinciding (almost) with the 70th birthday of The Voice of a Generation himself, the protest singer comparisons abound. NPR music critic Ann Powers joins us with her take on Gaga’s anthem-filled new release, “Born This Way,” as well as her thoughts on the Lady Gaga/Bob Dylan comparison.

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